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  • [ June 27, 2025 ] This Week in Scouting: Eagle Scout projects promote access and inclusion App Feed - Eagle Scouts
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What our organization’s name change means — and doesn’t mean — to Scouts and leaders

May 7, 2024 194

The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to Scouting America, as announced this morning at the 2024 National Annual Meeting.

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Attendees share stories of personal growth from the conference that equipped them to welcome all Scouts and Scouters

May 2, 2024 1

Eliminating barriers to joining Scouting and welcoming all the kinds of families who make up our communities should be a priority for every Scouter. Luckily, that’s what the Opening Doors course at Philmont Training Center

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Say hello to this upcoming year’s national Venturing officers

April 22, 2024 0

Every year, Venturers are selected to serve in the national Venturing officers’ association. With the support of adult volunteers and professionals, these six young people will help shape Venturing’s future.

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Here are the inaugural recipients of the Hillcourt Silver Medal

April 18, 2024 9

The “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt Foundation has established The Hillcourt Silver Medal for distinguished service to the history of Scouting at the national and international levels.

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Meet the 2024 recipients of the National Venturing Leadership Award

April 15, 2024 3

Adventure, leadership, personal growth and service are all critical components of the BSA’s Venturing program. They’re also the perfect words to describe the ideals by which this year’s recipients of the National Venturing Leadership Award have chosen to live.

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See how these Cub Scouts served their communities

April 11, 2024 0

Your Scout’s service doesn’t always have be that grand. Your youth can follow the Scout Oath by helping other people at all times, in little or big gestures.

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Your Scout can find their next ATV adventure at one of these council camps

April 3, 2024 6

At some council camps across the country, Scouts get the opportunity for a more exhilarating experience when they get older: driving all-terrain vehicles.

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Three Scout-approved ways to view the Great North American Eclipse (and two ways to avoid)

March 27, 2024 0

The phenomenon dubbed the Great North American Eclipse is aptly named, as it promises to give most viewers across the continent a total or partial view of the April 8 solar eclipse. And our nation’s

A photo of a speaker at the BSA's National Annual Meeting
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This is the last week to sign up for one of the most dynamic events in Scouting

March 25, 2024 0

The BSA’s 2024 National Annual Meeting is set for May 5-9 in Orlando, Florida, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most epic national Scouting events of the year.

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Scouting for Food kicks into gear, plus other good news from this week

March 22, 2024 0

Disabilities awareness meeting for Cub Scouts, a 100th birthday for a Scouts BSA troop, plus other good news from this week.

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